Thanks for reading the September 2025 issue of This Awful Awesome Life.
I hope you use the link for the recipe for Watermelon, Orange, and Cucumber Salad in our “Twelve Months of Fruit.”
Previous issues of This Awful Awesome Life are available to read on our website. Go to www.thisawfulawesomelife.com and start scrolling or you can enter specific search criteria.
Our October issue addresses breast cancer and Women’s Health. How can we “Pink” responsibly and avoid feeding into the cash grab by many companies? With the current administration cutting funds for important medical research should we be worried about falling behind in breast cancer research and the race for the cure?
We’ll also be celebrating the coming of fall and Halloween.
I’m not sure what my October short story and my poem will be about, but I’m considering fall themes.
Orlando Bartro and I will be back with more interesting articles for you.
Our featured author with an October birthday will be Shel Silverstein (October 18).
We’re moving some of our regular features around to shake things up a bit and keep you on your toes. I’m also hoping to expand our Artist Page to feature more talented creatives. Some people manage to elevate their work to the level of an artform, and we want to support their efforts.
I’ll have more streaming and reading recommendations. “What’s in a Word?” will be back but we’ll be alternating some of our content. We’ll continue the monthly quizzes to exercise our brains, and we’ll continue reviewing books.
For the time being, I’m holding off on a new subscription-based Patreon account featuring short stories and chapter installments of my books as I write them. I also hoped to provide opportunities for book discussions and narrations of short stories. It’s something I want to do, but pesky life keeps getting in the way. When and if this happens, it will remain separated from our online magazine which will always be free and available to everyone. I’m considering the Patreon option because traditional and Indy publishing have changed so drastically in recent years. Now that AI has entered the equation, more changes are coming.
Stay safe. Stay well. You are important, and you are loved.
All my best,
Fran
Answers to the September 2025 Six Degrees of Shared Celebrity Birthdays:
Olivia Colman shares a January 30 birthday with Christian Bale.
Olivia Colman is in Murder on the Orient Express with Kenneth Branagh who is in Swing Kids with Christian Bale.
2. Justin Timberlake shares a January 31 birthday with Kerry Washington.
Justin Timberlake is in Friends with Benefits with Mila Kunis who is in Knives Out 3 with Kerry Washington
3. Ashton Kutcher shares a February 7 birthday with Chris Rock.
Ashton Kutcher is in Valentine’s Day with Taylor Lautner who is in Grown Ups 2 with Chris Rock.
4. Jennifer Anniston shares a February 11 birthday with Kelly Rowland
Jennifer Anniston is in Marley and Me with Owen Wilson who is in Little Fockers with Kevin Hart who is in Think Like a Man with Kelly Rowland.
5. John Travolta shares a February 18 birthday with Molly Ringwald.
John Travolta is in Broken Arrow with Christian Slater who is in King Cobra with Molly Ringwald.
6. Kat Dennings shares a June 13 birthday with Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.
Kat Dennings plays the daughter of Bob Saget in the TV show, Raising Dad. Saget plays Mary Kate and Ashley Olsens’ dad in the TV show, Full House.
7. Angela Bassett shares an August 16 birthday with Madonna.
Angela Bassett is in Mission Impossible – Fallout with Tom Cruise who is in Taps with Sean Penn who was married to Madonna and also stars in Shanghai Surprise with Madonna.
8. Gabrielle Union shares an October 29 birthday with Tracee Ellis Ross.
Gabrielle Union is Girl’s Trip with Queen Latifah who is in Life Support with Tracee Ellis Ross.
9. Kaley Cuoco shares a November 30 birthday with Chrissy Teigen.
Kaley Cuoco is in The Man From Toronto with Woody Harrelson who is in Anger Management with Adam Sandler who is a lead voice actor in Transylvania 3 with Chrissy Teigen.
10. Brad Pitt shares a December 18 birthday with Billie Eilish.
Brad Pitt is in Thelma and Louise with Geena Davis who is in “The Monster in the Mirror” Season 22 music video with Count Von Count who appears in the “Happier Than Ever” Season 52 music video with Elmo and Billie Eilish.